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Nine suspected zama zamas arrested amid Mpumalanga mining tensions

Mpumalanga, one of South Africa’s five largest mining provinces, is grappling with illegal mining activities, with tensions between rival groups…

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Zamboye mine disaster: When a closed mine keeps operating, who is responsible?

The collapse of the Zamboye gold-mining site in the Central African Republic has raised a difficult question beyond the immediate…

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South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) is assessing the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 14 illegal miners…

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When experts warn about the dangers of illegal mining, the risks can sometimes be underestimated. But the practice not only…